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New Wildlife Refuge in Southern California Would Promise Equitable Access to Disappearing Nature

By Maite Arce, President and CEO of Hispanic Access Foundation, and Jamie Rappaport Clark, President and CEO of Defenders of Wildlife If you have ever been to Western Riverside County in Southern California, you might not believe that a plan to create a refuge for wildlife could be possible in…

Wild Features

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New Wildlife Refuge in Southern California Would Promise Equitable Access to Disappearing Nature
New Wildlife Refuge in Southern California Would Promise Equitable Access to Disappearing Nature
Wild Features

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Published in Wild Without End

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75 Years of Challenges and Achievement — and What Comes Next

By Jamie Rappaport Clark 75 years ago, when Defenders of Wildlife was founded to address the cruelty of steeljaw leghold traps, there were no environmental laws in America. The last wolf pack in Yellowstone Park had been eliminated 21 years before, and few Americans had even taken notice. Most people…

Wildlife Conservation

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75 Years of Challenges and Achievement — and What Comes Next
75 Years of Challenges and Achievement — and What Comes Next
Wildlife Conservation

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Published in Wild Without End

·May 25, 2022

Saving Sea Otters for Biodiversity

Human activities are causing a biodiversity crisis that threatens the natural world. Habitat destruction, pollution, climate change, the spread of invasive species and overexploitation of wildlife have pushed countless species to the brink. …

Wild Features

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Saving Sea Otters for Biodiversity
Saving Sea Otters for Biodiversity
Wild Features

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Published in Wild Without End

·May 25, 2022

Defenders of Wildlife and Endangered Species Day

With Endangered Species Day on May 20, it’s a perfect time to raise awareness of species facing extinction, because the more people talking about wildlife and the extinction crisis, the more effective we’ll be at preventing it. There are some widespread misconceptions out there about endangered species, and even about…

Endangered Species

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Defenders of Wildlife and Endangered Species Day
Defenders of Wildlife and Endangered Species Day
Endangered Species

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Published in Wild Without End

·May 25, 2022

This Earth Day, It’s Now or Never

As President and CEO of Defenders of Wildlife, I’m used to fielding questions about complex challenges like biodiversity loss and climate change. Lately, the urgency to compel action features heavily in my responses. It’s soberingly clear from the drumbeat from scientists that our planet is at a tipping point. Often…

Earth Day

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This Earth Day, It’s Now or Never
This Earth Day, It’s Now or Never
Earth Day

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Published in Wild Without End

·Mar 29, 2022

Finding Inspiration from a Three-legged Wolf

It was late last November, and Mr. Goodbar was stuck at the border wall in New Mexico. For five days, he paced back and forth along the wall looking for an opening to pass into Mexico. Giving up, Mr. Goodbar headed northwest away from the border. You see, Mr. Goodbar…

Wild Features

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Finding Inspiration from a Three-legged Wolf
Finding Inspiration from a Three-legged Wolf
Wild Features

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Published in Wild Without End

·Mar 29, 2022

Biodiversity — Why It Matters

As a wildlife biologist, though I’ve spent my career focused on biodiversity, I can remember a time before the term was used or the concept was truly understood. We discussed it as scientists, of course. But when I testified before Congress, or communicated with the general public, I was more…

Biodiversity

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Biodiversity — Why It Matters
Biodiversity — Why It Matters
Biodiversity

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Published in Wild Without End

·Mar 29, 2022

Don’t Let Anyone Hold You Back

When I was asked to write about my experiences for International Day of Women and Girls in Science, I had to pause and reflect. I’ve always thought of myself as a wildlife biologist, not specifically a woman biologist. All I ever wanted was what anyone — regardless of gender —…

Presidents Corner

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Don’t Let Anyone Hold You Back
Don’t Let Anyone Hold You Back
Presidents Corner

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Published in Wild Without End

·Mar 29, 2022

A Remarkable Manatee Sighting Stirs Hope

I have worked at Defenders of Wildlife to conserve and recover Florida manatees for nearly two decades. And after a lot of devastating news recently about this vulnerable species, I was thrilled to see a healthy-looking manatee while I was on a walk in my neighborhood. I enjoy seeing manatees…

Wild Features

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A Remarkable Manatee Sighting Stirs Hope
A Remarkable Manatee Sighting Stirs Hope
Wild Features

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Published in Wild Without End

·Jan 25, 2022

For the Love of Birds

By Jamie Rappaport Clark Birds may be the one and only creature everyone can connect with every single day. From city streets and backwoods to ocean shores, we see them almost everywhere we go, but, unfortunately, we are seeing fewer and fewer of them each year. …

Wildlife Conservation

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For the Love of Birds
For the Love of Birds
Wildlife Conservation

4 min read

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Defenders works on the ground, in the courts and on Capitol Hill to protect and restore imperiled wildlife across North America.

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